Associate Director- Accounting Policy recruitment

Cutting edge role with one of the world's leading banking groups based in Canary Wharf. They are looking for high performing candidates to join their Accounting Policy team at Associate Director level within Group Finance. Joining this high impact team opens doors across the organisation and includes a high level of autonomy. This role includes a broad remit of advising the bank on large transactions, advising on new products and services, leading MA projects and working in the external space. The candidate must have the gravitas to liaise with senior stakeholders as well as a proven technical track record. There is a large advisory aspect to this role, huge programs of change/accounting standards, regulatory standards and lots of MA work for the future.

An important member of a central technical team that is responsible for the maintenance and development of Group accounting policy. In particular the Associate Director of Accounting Policy will take a lead role in ensuring that:
 The bank's views on new accounting issues are developed internally and communicated to professional and industry bodies, accounting standard setters, regulators and government
 Advice and support is provided to help ensure that other aspects of accounting policy can be adhered to
 There is sufficient awareness and understanding by the Bank and the wider financial community of existing accounting policies and new developments that affect current reporting or will affect future reporting
 Senior management understand the implications of accounting policies, changes to accounting policies and ideally US GAAP differences so that they can communicate effectively with the investor community
 Accounting policies are developed and documented in response to new and revised accounting standards and other new statutory reporting provision, that these requirements are understood by the Group as required and that support is provided for implementation
 Statutory and other shareholder reporting meets the legal, listing rules and accounting requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following:

· Professionally qualified accountant with post qualification experience in practice or industry, preferably gained in the financial services sector either from within the industry or as auditor
· Knowledgeable about financial reporting issues, demonstrated by: experienced gained in the technical departments of major firms or large and complex organisations
· Understanding of banking products and business and also capital requirements
· Knowledge, including an up to date understanding of the latest developments in International Financial Reporting Standards and appreciation of US GAAP. Understanding of other international and EU developments affecting accounting
· Understanding of implications of SEC registration
· Understanding of a Bank's current accounting policies, practices and financial statements, fraud/illegal practices including Sarbanes Oxley s302, 404 906

Applications for this role to be considered as soon as possible. Any further questions email Sophia.sabet@markssattin.com or call 02077479773

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are only able to contact suitable candidates.